Zeppole: Ricotta Donuts

Hot wing donuts or Ricotta Puffs or Fritters with scotch bonnet blackberry hot sauce.

Lisa Keys

Tasty fried donut

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 5

Total Time 35

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 86 kcal

Ingredients

10 ounces ricotta cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
⅓ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon fine salt
lard or oil for deep frying
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Saucy Mama Total Domination Wing Sauce No. 2

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, eggs, 1-tablespoon of sugar and vanilla bean paste; blend well with a spoon.
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and fine salt; pour into ricotta mixture and stir until mixture is smooth and well mixed. Let batter stand for 30 minutes to thicken up slightly.
Heat oil or lard to 350F.
Drop batter by small, round scoopfuls (depends on size you like) and brown on all sides. Don’t crowd the pan as the puffs need room to flip themselves.
Drain on paper towels. With a fork, mix remaining sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. While still warm toss donuts in sugar mixture.
Serve with hot wing sauce either drizzled on top or as a dip on the side.

Notes

Nutrition information is for 3 doughnuts per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 0.4mg

Keyword cinnamon-sugar, deep fry, donuts, doughnuts, fritters, lard, puffs, ricotta

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